Criminology (CRIM)
The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers a major leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology. The Criminology BA provides marketable skills and knowledge that relate to crime prevention, law enforcement, and the court system. The program in criminology is comprehensive, adding the skills in research, theory, and data analytics that prepare students beyond an understanding of criminal procedures or evidence. This major will educate students in the complexities of criminal behavior and familiarize them with the justice system processes and the causes, correlations and consequences of criminal behavior. The department offers robust undergraduate internship opportunities that h
Courses
- CRIM 20003 — Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
- CRIM 20403 — Sociology of Criminal Law
- CRIM 30203 — Criminological Theory
- CRIM 32003 — Corrections and Social Control
- CRIM 34103 — Special Topics
- ENGL 10103 — Composition I
- ENGL 10203 — Composition II
- MATH 11003 — College Algebra
- MATH 11103 — Quantitative Reasoning
- MATH 20503 — Finite Mathematics
- MATH 21003 — Principles of Statistics
- MATH 21803 — Mathematical Reasoning in a Quantitative World
- MATH 22003 — Survey of Calculus
- MATH 24004 — Calculus I
- SOCI 10103 — General Sociology
- SOCI 30101 — Special Topics
- SOCI 30203 — Criminological Theory
- SOCI 30503 — Serial Crime
- SOCI 30603 — Victimology
- SOCI 31903 — Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
- SOCI 32003 — Corrections and Social Control
- SOCI 33004 — Social Data and Analysis
- SOCI 33103 — Social Research
- SOCI 34503 — Immigration and Crime
- SOCI 35103 — Criminal Evidence
- SOCI 37203 — Deviant Behavior
- SOCI 40603 — Organizations in Society
- SOCI 41403 — Juvenile Justice
- SOCI 42303 — Death Penalty